Daily Monitor

January 18, 2021

Covid-19: China’s economy picks up, bucking global trend

China’s economy grew at the slowest pace in more than four decades last year, official figures show, but remains on course to be the only major economy to have expanded in 2020. […]
January 18, 2021

‘It was a non-event’: Pro-Trump protests quiet amid massive police presence across U.S.

Law enforcement officers far outnumbered protesters at state capitol grounds on Sunday, as few Trump supporters who believe the president’s false claim that he won the 2020 […]
January 19, 2021

Covid-19: Brazil Begins Vaccinations as It Battles Virus Variants

The United States is hurtling toward 400,000 total deaths. A W.H.O. panel says the world failed in its initial pandemic response. […]
January 19, 2021

Kazakhstan to kick off COVID-19 vaccination next month

Country to begin mass vaccination with Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine as of Feb. 1 […]
January 20, 2021

Limiting air pollution ‘could prevent 50,000 deaths in Europe’

World Health Organization estimates air pollution kills more than 7 million people each year […]
January 20, 2021

Basic priorities of Swedish Chairpersonship presented in OSCE in Vienna

The first special meeting of the Permanent Council of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) took place on January 14 in Vienna on the occasion of Sweden’s assumption of the chairpersonship to the Organization this year, Kazinform has learnt from the press service of the Kazakh MFA. […]
January 21, 2021

UK and EU in row over bloc’s diplomatic status

A diplomatic row has broken out between the UK and EU over the status of the bloc’s ambassador in London. […]
January 22, 2021

Japan determined to hold Tokyo Olympics despite cancellation rumors

The Japanese government is determined that the Tokyo Olympics will go ahead, organizers said Friday, following an unconfirmed report that cancellation of the Games might be imminent. […]
January 25, 2021

China takes new foreign investment top spot from US

China has overtaken the US as the world’s top destination for new foreign direct investment, according to UN figures released on Sunday. […]
January 25, 2021

Japan and IOC deny Tokyo Olympic cancellation report

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Japan reiterated on Friday their commitment to hosting the Tokyo Olympics this year and denied a report of a possible cancellation, Xinhua reports. […]